Jim Berry (soccer)
Jim Walter Berry (30 May 1945 – 14 December 2020) was a Canadian international soccer player. He represented Canada at the 1967 Pan American Games and appeared in four full internationals for Canada, all of them qualification matches for the 1970 World Cup.[1] In 1972, he played in the National Soccer League with London German Canadians.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jim Walter Berry[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1945[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[1] | ||
| Date of death | 14 December 2020 (aged 75)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Brampton, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| UBC Thunderbirds | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972 | London German Canadians | ||
| International career | |||
| 1968 | Canada | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Berry died on 14 December 2020 at a hospice in Missiauga after battling for 5 years with Parkinson's and heart disease, at the age of 75.[2]
References
- "Profile". Canada Soccer Association. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- "James Walter BERRY". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- Meckbach, Bruce (2 May 1972). "Only 4 players signed from original Germans". London Free Press.
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